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Jean Pierre Melville

New Movie from Neil Jordan

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2003

April 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Irish director Neil Jordan (The Crying Game, Interview With the Vampire, The End of the Affair) has always had a thing for offbeat dramas. So we should expect interesting things from his latest turn as director / screenwriter: The Good Thief. It opens April 16, but New York movie lovers can get an early peek of the flick at the New York City International Film Fleadh on March … [Read more...] about New Movie from Neil Jordan

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